Chapter 572

Xiao Mingyue immediately also retracted her aura.

She could tell that her aura posed little threat to Ye Liuyun.

From his appearance one could see that Ye Liuyun had a resolute character.

If she merely used force to suppress him, it would likely backfire. At least with this result now, she is already quite satisfied.

As long as Ye Liuyun leaves the Secret Realm with her, his future won't be up to him alone; there are still many Elders of the Sect outside.

Qing Lin stuck out its tongue at Ye Liuyun again, then jumped back into Xiao Mingyue's arms.

Without effort she cowed Ye Liuyun and even gained a pet beast, which made Xiao Mingyue's mood better, even somewhat pleased.

As long as this little guy is around, she needn't worry about Ye Liuyun slipping away midway.

"Hmph, traitor!"

Ye Liuyun gave Qing Lin a sideways glance and no longer paid it any heed.

"Let's explore together for a while? The dangers in this Secret Realm are really not few! If we go together, we might gain more." Xiao Mingyue again began to tempt Ye Liuyun with benefits.

"All right! More people mean more strength!" Ye Liuyun thought it over and immediately agreed as well.

With someone as strong as Xiao Mingyue around, his danger is greatly reduced; at least the people of the Three Origins Sect won't oppose him anymore.

The two walked and talked. Ye Liuyun tried to learn as much as possible about the outside world from Xiao Mingyue, and Xiao Mingyue answered without reservation.

As for Xiao Mingyue, she was very interested in how Ye Liuyun entered this Secret Realm.

Ye Liuyun spoke frankly, saying he had been sucked in by this Secret Realm, but Xiao Mingyue didn't believe him; she thought he was just being cautious and would have to wait until they got out to think of a solution.

Along the way, Ye Liuyun also gathered a fair amount of medicinal herbs. Taken back to the Cangyun Continent, these were indeed rare items, and occasionally even a couple of top-grade herbs could be found.

However, Xiao Mingyue truly didn't care for them. As the senior sister of the Three Origins Sect, her cultivation resources were already plentiful; ordinary resources, she really couldn't be bothered to expend effort to seize.

Even Qing Lin looked down on Ye Liuyun with disdain, occasionally brandishing the fruit in its hand to show off.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun could only shake his head with a wry smile. The efficacy of that fruit for cultivation was better than the herbs he had gathered.

Yet he still habitually stashed anything he saw into his Storage Ring. Previously his resources were scarce and many people around him needed resources, so he had grown used to picking up whatever he could wherever he went, unwilling to waste those things.

"If we bring all these things back to the Cangyun Continent, we could exchange them for quite a few Spirit Stones. Even giving them directly to people like Qingcheng for cultivation would be useful."

Xiao Mingyue merely smiled without a word, showing deep understanding, and sometimes even stopped to wait for him.

Thus, with their stops and starts, their progress slowed considerably. The people of the other three sects also gradually found this place and entered the Secret Realm one after another.

The first to catch up to Ye Liuyun were over ten disciples of the Night Demon Sect, led by a disciple at the second level of the Yin-Yang Realm.

Upon seeing Xiao Mingyue, they initially wanted to avoid her, but after catching sight of Ye Liuyun they conferred and still decided to surround them.

Xiao Mingyue glanced at them and said disdainfully, "Hou Yunfeng, do you also want to come test your skills? Believe it or not, I'll have you leave your lives here."

"Miss Xiao!"

That Hou Yunfeng also knew he was no match for Xiao Mingyue. His Soul was not strong, his True Essence Quality was not high; at best he was only a bit stronger than an ordinary first-level Yin-Yang disciple.

Thus he accompanied his words with a smile: "This Golden Pupil brat killed our Eternal Night Demon Emperor; we're only here to take revenge! I hope Miss Xiao can see the greater good and hand him over to us."

"And what if I don't hand him over?" Xiao Mingyue asked, still smiling.

Xiao Mingyue had long heard from Hou Yunfeng about Ye Liuyun's deeds; not only had he slain the Eternal Night Demon Emperor, even if he had killed all the Night Demon Sect members, she could not possibly part with this treasure Ye Liuyun.

Now Ye Liuyun's fate involves the interests of the Sect.

Moreover, she hasn't even regarded these people before her as worthy of notice.

"What do you mean by this?" Hou Yunfeng's face immediately darkened. "Are you insisting on turning against our Night Demon Sect?"

Xiao Mingyue looked at Hou Yunfeng and gave a light chuckle: "Heh, turning against your Night Demon Sect? This isn't the first time; have I ever feared you?"

"Since that's the case, don't blame us for bullying the few with the many! Seize them. This Golden Pupil brat, our Night Demon Sect will surely obtain him!"

Hou Yunfeng immediately summoned the Night Demon Sect disciples, surrounding Xiao Mingyue and Ye Liuyun.

Even from the moment he first saw Ye Liuyun, he had already secretly sent a Transmission Talisman message to the Night Demon Sect's senior brother, the Star Sword Demon Emperor, asking for help.

His daring to act against Xiao Mingyue also came from receiving a reply from the Star Sword Demon Emperor, saying he would arrive soon and telling them to stall.

He also knew that these people couldn't stall for long; if the Star Sword Demon Emperor didn't come, he wouldn't even consider fighting Xiao Mingyue.

Xiao Mingyue, being quite clever, immediately realized they were stalling for time.

Without another word, she immediately launched the first strike.

Xiao Mingyue's Guardian God Seal is a full moon.

When her entire strength surged, a bright moon rose above her head, emitting a clear, cold radiance accompanied by a desolate, killing aura.

"Kill!"

Xiao Mingyue gave a soft shout, and more than ten beams of moonlight surged from the bright moon, each striking toward those Night Demon Sect disciples.

The Night Demon Sect disciples, each solemn and daring not to slack in the slightest, burst forth with demonic qi from their whole bodies, various Guardian God Seals unleashed simultaneously, sending forth strands of black demonic qi to meet the incoming white light.

Qing Lin had already leapt onto Ye Liuyun's shoulder when Xiao Mingyue activated her technique, to avoid being caught in the aftermath.

"You know to run to me for safety now?" Ye Liuyun gave it a glance and muttered sarcastically.

But he couldn't attend to that much right now; he needed to help Xiao Mingyue, otherwise the sheer number of foes might overwhelm her defense.

But just as he was about to step forward, preparing to join the fight, Qing Lin's claw grabbed him hard and pulled him back.

Ye Liuyun looked at Qing Lin in puzzlement; Qing Lin lightly shook its head, its eyes flashing with slyness.

"What is this guy up to now?"

Although Ye Liuyun didn't understand its intention, he still stopped to be a bystander.

"This Xiao Mingyue is impressive! Looking like a gentle woman, yet she says she'll attack and does!"

Having witnessed Xiao Mingyue's decisiveness, Ye Liuyun also felt a heightened sense of caution.

"It seems we'd better be careful!" Ye Liuyun communicated with Qing Lin via Divine Sense.

Qing Lin didn't even glance at him, making a contemptuous gesture.

"If you keep scorning me, believe it or not I'll expose your true nature!" Ye Liuyun threatened again via Transmission Voice.

This threat indeed worked. Qing Lin curled his lips, although he showed disdain, he also didn't dare to continue to be stubborn with Ye Liuyun.